Cutbacks in local newspapers leave some communities in the dark

Waynesville, Mo. • Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital recorder. The earplug in his left ear is attached to a police scanner in his pants pocket.He wears a tie; Maurina insists upon professionalism.He is the press — in its entirety.Maurina, who posts his work to Facebook, is the only person who has come to the Pulaski County courthouse to tell residents what t